Matteo di Andrea de' Pasti (1420-1467/1468) was an Italian sculptor and

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. Matteo was born in Verona. He worked on many royal commissions, including work for

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and

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (19 June 1417 – 7 October 1468) was an Italian condottiero and nobleman, a member of the House of Malatesta and lord of Rimini and Fano from 1432. He was widely considered by his contemporaries as one of the mos ...

. Matteo collaborated with the architect

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on the design and construction of the

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. Some of his works reside at the

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and the

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He died in Rimini. In 1461 he was sent by Sigismondo Malatesta to Istanbul to work at Mekhmed II's court. But the sculptor failed to reach Istanbul because he was arrested as a spy by the Venetian authorities in Crete.RABY, J. (1982). A Sultan of Paradox: Mehmed the Conqueror as a Patron of the Arts. Oxford Art Journal, 5(1), 3–8

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European sculpture and metalwork
a collection catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on de' Pasti (see index) 1420 births 1467 deaths Artists from Verona Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Italian medallists {{Italy-sculptor-stub